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Thailand

Shaped like an elephant’s head, with a long, slender peninsula forming its trunk, Thailand offers dive opportunities in two distinct bodies of water: the Gulf of Thailand to the east and the Andaman Sea to the west. The Gulf is known for abundant marine life and the laidback dive hub of Koh Samui, but it’s hard to beat the Andaman Sea for clear seas, spectacular reefs and animal encounters. Many divers opt for day trips to the Andaman Sea out of Phuket, an island in the southern reaches of the country, but to get to the sea’s unspoiled reefs and islands, live-aboards are a must–and there are literally hundreds of them plying these waters. Perhaps the number-one destination for live-aboards is the Similan Islands, a chain of nine granite islands rimmed with white sand beaches. Farther north are the Burma Banks, a series of seamounts rising from 1,000-foot depths to just below the surface, and the Mergui Archipelago. Though part of neighboring Myanmar, the lush Mergui Archipelago is a geologic continuation of the reef structure and islands of the eastern Andaman. For the entire Andaman Sea area, conditions are best between November and March, when you can count on sunny skies, balmy breezes and moderate temperatures.

Kuwait Diving Team

 

You will find all the information of this team at this site

Dive tables

Dive Tables, Decompression Tables or Tables are printed cards or booklets that allow divers to determine for a particular dive profile and breathing gas, the Decompression stops required for that dive in order to avoid decompression sickness.

With dive tables, it is assumed that the dive profile is a square dive, meaning that the diver descends to maximum depth immediately and stays at the same depth until resurfacing (approximating a rectangular line when drawn in a coordinate system where one axis is depth and the other is duration). Some dive tables also assume physical condition or qualifications of the diver, e.g., Navy dive tables should not be used by recreational divers.

More complex tables can take into account staged dives, dives performed at altitude, and decompression dives

Fiji

Brilliant soft corals may be Fiji’s signature dive attraction, but there’s much more to the underwater story here. With more than 320 islands to choose from, divers never run out of options. The largest island of Viti Levu offers easy access to the widest range of sites (including the world-famous Beqa Lagoon and the shark encounters off Pacific Harbour) and has the most extensive diving infrastructure. Vanua Levu and Taveuni, to the north, feature otherworldly walls of snowy soft coral. And the smaller islands of the Yasawas, the Lau Group, the Mamanucas, the Lomaivitis and Kadavu each have a distinct underwater appeal. Acres of plate and staghorn corals have colonized the Yasawas and Mamanucas, considered to have some of the best vis in all Fiji. The bommies off the outer Lomaivitis are known for pelagics drawn to their shoals of baitfish, and the Great Astrolabe Reef of Kadavu is a top spot for big animal encounters.

Panama

Panama’s most visited attraction is the Panama Canal, but anyone who thinks the Big Dig is all there is to life in this jewel of a country is seriously missing out. Though it’s barely the size of South Carolina, Panama offers miles of coastline along two oceans, forest-draped highlands, spectacular islands and the dense and mysterious Darien Gap. Divers have a wealth of options, and often head for the healthy coral reefs that line the Atlantic coast. The Pacific coast, on the other hand, offers many opportunities for big animal encounters, especially in the waters around Coiba and the Pearl Islands (the archipelago now well known for its starring role on Survivor).

Due to its privileged geographic location at the crossroads of two continents and two oceans, Panama has extraordinary biodiversity, both under water and above. Since the isthmus is just 50 miles across at its narrowest point, divers have the unique opportunity of diving both the Pacific and the Atlantic in a single trip; ambitious divers can hit both bodies of water in a single day. One of the highlights of Pacific coast diving is Coiba, a former penal colony that, at 200 square miles, is Panama’s largest island. The best diving here is around a series of rocky pinnacles, some of which break the surface while others come to only within 100 feet of it. Because different Pacific currents converge near Coiba, marine life ranges from jacks, snappers and turtles–all fairly sure things–to less reliable but more heart-pounding sightings: humpback whales, hammerhead sharks, and, in winter months, the occasional whale shark.

Bahamas

Nothing compares to this island chain for sheer diversity, from outrageous walls to high-octane animal encounters. Since the early days of scuba, New Providence and Grand Bahama have been on the A-list of dive destinations. As the sport evolved, so did the islands, which now offer an array of specialty dive programs. Name your adventures: shark feeding dives, dolphin dives, wreck dives, diving with military-inspired rebreathers, riding underwater scooters, and diving in flooded inland and ocean caverns called blue holes. And did we mention the reef? With lots of shallow sites for beginners and (off New Providence) a deep wall for advanced divers, these islands offer something for every diver.

Thanks to New Providence’s fortunate location at the north end of the Great Bahama Bank, its dive sites are unsurpassed. The Tongue of the Ocean, a deep oceanic trench that drops to 6,000 feet and extends to the south for more than 100 miles, wraps around the western side of New Providence, providing mile after mile of stunning wall dives. The island also offers easily accessible shallow reefs and an armada of wrecks on both its northern and southwestern sides.

Grand Bahama Island is commonly known by the name of its major city, Freeport. The island is much larger than New Providence, but significantly less populated. While the walls bordering the island’s south coast are accessible to casual divers, depths can exceed recreational limits. Most diving is done on shallow- to medium-depth reefs, where several excellent wrecks are found.

Beyond New Providence and Grand Bahama islands is the true heart of the Bahamas, the tranquil Out Islands. The Out Islands are not unexplored, but many are so remote that they feel that way. For divers, these islands offer one superlative after another. The hardest part is choosing where to go: From the shallow sunlit coral gardens of the Abacos to the deep drop-offs of the Biminis and San Salvador to the world-famous Shark Rodeo at Walker’s Cay.

Snorkel After The Duty

 

 

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a deep and narrow offshoot of the Indian Ocean boasting a fully developed and colorful reef system. European divers blazed the trail to resort cities and live-aboard ports on the Egyptian coast and Sinai Peninsula, plus the shores of Israel and Jordan. Now, North American divers are following.

Wrecks. Accessible from the tip of the Sinai or the Egyptian coast, the narrow and treacherous Gubal Straits are littered with large, intact wrecks. Some date back to World War II.

Seamounts. Undersea plateaus attract a full range of marine life, from dense schools of tropicals to pelagic sharks and rays.

The Brothers Islands. These remote islands, reached by live-aboard, are considered the healthiest-and most advanced-reef diving in the Red Sea.

Shallow Reefs. Accessible from shore or by day boat, nearshore reefs throughout the region are popular diving and snorkeling sites.

Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula